Senior Core & Shell Construction Director - Data Center

Socket.dev; Haskell (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 320,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Per diem support

Travel support

Job summary

World Wide Professional Solutions is seeking an experienced Construction Director, Core & Shell, to lead a large scale data center project and manage GC performance on behalf of the Owner. This senior role directs safety, quality, schedule, cost, risk, and site execution to ensure successful delivery of core and shell scopes.

The position offers relocation support, per diem, travel programs, and a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of progressive construction leadership experience.
• Demonstrated experience delivering large scale data centers or other mission critical facilities.
• Strong core and shell construction experience on complex commercial, industrial, mission critical, or advanced manufacturing projects.
• Proven experience managing General Contractors on behalf of an Owner, developer, program manager, EPCM organization, or similarly accountable project delivery organization.
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain a strong safety culture.
• Strong track record managing construction quality, schedule predictability, cost performance, and project risk.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior leadership for core and shell construction execution across a large scale data center project.
• Represent the Owner in direct engagement with General Contractors, consultants, vendors, and key project stakeholders.
• Manage General Contractor performance across safety, quality, schedule, cost, productivity, coordination, and risk.
• Establish and reinforce a strong site safety culture with clear expectations, accountability, and visible leadership.
• Drive predictable schedule execution and ensure risks to critical milestones are identified, communicated, and mitigated.
• Oversee core and shell construction activities including site development, civil, structural, architectural, building envelope, major MEP infrastructure interfaces, and associated construction scopes.
• Coordinate closely with project leadership, design teams, MEP teams, commissioning resources, and specialty functions to ensure successful integration of core and shell work.
• Lead contractor planning, sequencing, issue resolution, corrective action, and recovery planning when project performance does not meet expectations.
• Maintain high expectations for construction quality and ensure work is delivered in accordance with project requirements, design documents, specifications, and Owner standards.
• Monitor cost performance, contractor changes, schedule impacts, and construction risks while supporting timely commercial and execution decisions.
• Identify emerging site issues and lead mitigation efforts before they affect project safety, quality, cost, or schedule.
• Provide clear executive level reporting regarding construction progress, milestones, contractor performance, risk, and areas requiring escalation.
• Build strong relationships across the Owner, WWPS, General Contractors, design partners, and project stakeholders.
• Champion collaborative execution and Lean Construction practices that improve coordination, predictability, and overall project performance.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Communication

Negotiation

Safety culture

Education

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management or Engineering

Tools

Primavera P6

Procore

MS Project

Job description

World Wide Professional Solutions is seeking an experienced Construction Director, Core & Shell, to lead a large scale data center project and manage GC performance on behalf of the Owner. This senior role directs safety, quality, schedule, cost, risk, and site execution to ensure successful delivery of core and shell scopes.

The position offers relocation support, per diem, travel programs, and a comprehensive benefits package.